Shots fired at New Jersey mall

Updated 11:49 AM ET, Tue November 5, 2013

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Shots fired at New Jersey mall – SWAT police walk outside the Westfield Garden State Plaza on Monday, November 4, after a gunman opened fire inside the mall in Paramus, New Jersey. Authorities said the gunman, Richard Shoop, fired at least six bullets inside the mall before holing himself up in a back room and shooting himself in the head. No one else was injured.

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Shots fired at New Jersey mall – This photo of Shoop was found on his ExploreTalent.com profile. Police found the 20-year-old's body in a back room hours after the first shot was fired.

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Shots fired at New Jersey mall – A man and woman leave the mall on Monday. The melee started around 9:20 p.m. ET, just as the mall was about to close.

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Shots fired at New Jersey mall – Police move in formation at the mall. The reasons for the shooting remained unclear Tuesday, but Bergen County Prosecutor John Molinelli told CNN's "New Day" that Shoop's intent was either to commit suicide "or to do something that would cause police to shoot him."

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Shots fired at New Jersey mall – Police gather outside of the mall.

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Shots fired at New Jersey mall – An official leads a group of people out of the mall. More than 100 shoppers were still hiding inside stores early Tuesday morning, unsure of whether they could safely come out.

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Shots fired at New Jersey mall – Officials gather outside of the mall.